Who welded these frames?

[sheppf1000]

Just seen this on eBay….surely those weld aren’t a sign of a good welder/bike???

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16694998...rKnE19DR3m&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[highlandsflyer]

They certainly look 'shoddy'!

 

[ferrus]

??? They’re not pretty are they!
I’d be interested to learn more about these

 

[trailwright]

Hmmmm, I smell bullsh!t here. Mountain biking first appeared at the 1996 Olympics as a demonstration sport, and GB was represented by Gary Foord and David Baker. Foord rode his sponsors Scott, and Baker was on his GT Xizang.

So basically the ad here is for a frameset built two years before the Olympics and isn't even close to either of the bikes the guys rode.

 

[PhillB]

That...reminds me....I have some thumb shifters that were used by Carl Lewis on a bike he used to ride between events at the 1984 Olympics only £2k....each.

 

[trailwright]

That...reminds me....I have some thumb shifters that were used by Carl Lewis on a bike he used to ride between events at the 1984 Olympics only £2k....each.

Ha ha, history laden bargain!

 

[Racin'snake]

I would like to ask him a question... exactly what has he been smokin'?

 

[minor_LEGEND]

Nothing Team GB about these. £3000 starting bid is just LOLz.

 

[ferrus]

I’d still like to know who made them, - they’re intriguingly rough
The cable stops are ‘orrible!

 

[CTK]

Built for Team GB (who took one look at them and said no thanks)